A guide to your car’s exhaust system and where to find a replacement
Your car's exhaust system comprises five or six distinct sections. Find out what they are and how each works to make your engine operate as efficiently as possible...
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What is a car's exhaust manifold (and what does it do)?
A car’s exhaust manifold is used to take the exhaust gases from the engine to the exhaust pipe beneath the car body.
What is a catalytic converter in your car
A vehicle’s catalytic converter changes carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrous oxide into less harmful pollutants. All new cars in Europe have had to have them fitted since 1993, while they’ve been fitted to cars in the US since 1975. Almost every developed country requires every car to have one.